mamaholler
Placemats for Kids
I don't know about you all, but my kids become the most clingy eager to help when I have one pan full of sizzling oil and the other mincing garlic with our most deadly edged knife. Pre-dinner hunger combined with disengaged preschoolers can be a recipe for madness.
To direct my children's actions, we made placemats [...]
Homespun Oasis {A Handmade Review Site}
On February second a handmade review e-zine called Homespun Oasis made its internet debut. Though Etsy and Artfire shops dominate the reviews, the ladies at Homespun Oasis will try and talk about anything from a custom blog design to a cupcake.
Craftsters and buyers alike will find themselves a bit enamored by Homespun Oasis. The team [...]
The Knifty Knitter
Because I'm a bit of a yarn-purist, I like to keep my projects on the sticks. When a friend gifted me the Knifty Knitter I was a 1/2 cup scared, 1/4 cup curious and 1/4 cup bewildered. Clearly, this was a recipe for procrastination frustration. I opened the plastic bag only once to remove the [...]
Handmade Burp Cloths
What pregnant woman isn't touched by a handmade gift for her baby?
What knitter/crafter doesn't have a hand full of half-finished projects and little scraps of fabric laying around?
Put the two together and you can come up with some really fun, small gifts for your pregnant friends (or your future baby!) For many people, hand [...]
Make Frozen Fruit… With Flair
Before I became a completely displaced sophisticated urban mama, my family lived in a little stone house with a huge front porch in rural New Jersey. I spent an absurd amount of time on my porch, stretched out, knitting, outdoor crafting (think fumes), chatting with friends, and spying on making pleasantries with my neighbors.
Mine [...]
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